Re: How can I create boot disk without floppy drive? HELP!




<googlemail2003@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I need a boot disk. My hard drive is about to crash.

The instructions to make a boot disk assume I have a floppy drive.
When I choose the Format for my CDRW drive it does not have an option
for making an MSDOS Startup Disk.

What can I do???


Why do you think you need a boot disk?


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